It’s been a while since I posted here, mainly because the rush of the Holiday Season had my full attention. It’s now January 1st and it’s been almost one month since I’ve last said anything here about weight loss, dieting, and life in general. This doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy!
My resolutions are the pretty common ones. I’m continuing with my diet, stepping it up a notch by going onto an actual plan. I’m unsure if I’m going to take the route of Weight Watchers or the Micheal Thurmond Six Week Body Makeover, but I do fully intend to take the bull by the horns and get myself onto a set program for even better results. I’m now 50 pounds lighter than when I started my diet, which was no easy task in six months but I’ve accomplished every one of my goals through dicipline and a complete lifestyle change.
The only thing I haven’t changed is my smoking habit. I’ve been a pack-a-day smoker for quite some time now and I honestly can not handle it anymore. I run slower because I can’t catch my breath, no matter how many showers I happen to take during the day I still reek of smoke because it’s the first thing I do when I step outside, even if it’s just to dump the garbage. I purchased ‘Quit smoking the easy way’ a book that has been around for 20 years and I’m confident that if I follow the methods I’ll not only be thin thanks to my diet, but a non-smoker.
Another resolution added to my list is school. I’ve decided to go to DeVry. Sean is helping me with the financial aid forms so that I can insure full financial aid. I’m under the age of 25 and I’m no longer living with my father. The only job on the books that I have at the moment is paid blogging and other odd-and-end jobs here and there that I work on the side, so figure I’m only making about $12,000 a year. That’s no where near enough money to fund school and living - so hopefully I’ll get the financial help. I’ve been paying taxes for years, the least the government can do is give me something back for it - you know?
The day after Christmas I headed down to the DMV, I’m officially a Delaware resident and almost as soon as I get my license down here Sean wants to move up to New Jersey because it’s the half-way point between our families. I’m not sure of how much I like the idea but I’m sure we’ll talk about it a bit more over time anyway.
I’m currently up in New York for the holidays. We came up here on the 29th and I think we’re going to extend our stay for a few extra days. Originally I was only coming up until Friday but I’m hoping to at least finish out the weekend and leave on Monday. Sean doesn’t seem to mind so I guess that’s all that matters.